2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Colville, WA vs Salem, OR

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- The median age of a home in Colville is 20.4% older than the median age of a home in Salem.
 Colville, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Median Home Age544342
 Median Home Cost$310,900$399,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.3%14.2%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.81.2%69.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.115.4%144.5%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$7.2$11.8$11.0
 Homes Owned55.8%51.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.2%5.4%11.2%
 Homes Rented39.0%42.6%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Colville, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Average Rent$1,240$1,780$1,840
 Studio Apartment$610$940$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$680$1,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890$1,270$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,260$1,800$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,510$2,080$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Colville, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Vacant For Rent0.0%2.7%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.5%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.0%0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.7%1.7%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Colville, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.9%1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.0%2.2%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9993.4%1.3%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9995.3%1.3%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9992.8%1.3%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99916.6%4.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99917.9%9.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99941.8%32.7%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9997.7%26.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.6%11.1%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.0%6.8%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%1.1%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Colville, WASalem, ORUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.2%0.2%
 2010 to 20144.6%12.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.6%12.5%13.6%
 1990 to 199913.3%16.8%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.8%9.7%13.2%
 1970 to 197915.1%19.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.3%16.8%13.6%
 1950 to 195917.4%10.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.6%4.9%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier17.6%9.0%12.2%
Reviews for Colville    5 Reviews

I visited my niece last week and my impression of the town was this: Deer were poking through the bushes of their backyard and walking across the roads in town. I  More

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Over 14 years ago

The country is beautiful. You really have to like snow to live here. There is usually snow on the ground by the end of October, and can last into March or later. It is  More

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Unemployment is high in Colville (around 15%), as it is in the surrounding counties. Major employers are schools, state and federal govt, numerous sawmills, Walmart,  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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